Device for advertising and displaying neckties



Oct. 27, 1959 A. L. GoUNl-:R

DEVICE FOR ADVERTISING AND DISPLAYING NECKTIES Filed June 3. 1958 ATTORNEYS United States Patent O DEVICE Eon ADVERTISING AND msrLAYrNG NEcx'rrEs Aubrey L. Gouner Metairie, La to Wembley Inc., New Orleans, La., acoqoration of Loulslam Application June 3, 1958, Serial No. 739,593

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-87) This invention relates broadly to hangers or supports for articles of wearing apparel and, more particularly, provides a hanger for supporting a necktie'on a rack or other device for display purposes.

Necktie hangers of the type to which this invention relates are now known and are in very wide use. These devices are provided at the cost and expense of the necktie manufacturer or retailer and it is therefore of great importance that they be as inexpensive as possible while, at the same time, being of pleasing and ornamental appearance. Such devices are usually formed from cardboard or similar materi-al and it will be apparent that their cost may be reduced by eliminating to the greatest possible extent any waste of material in their manufacture.

It has accordingly been the principal object of this invention to provide a necktie hanger formed of cardboard or similar material, which may be manufactured by cutting or stamping from a larger sheet of material and which will be so constructed and designed that a minimum amount of material will be wasted in its manufacture, thereby reducing its cost to a minimum. At the same time, however, it has been another principal object of the invention to provide a necktie hanger of the described type and having the foregoing advantages but which will be pleasing in appearance and will lirmly hold in place the necktie which it supports.

The invention is described in the following specification and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of a hanger according to the invention, being shown in this ligure in unfolded or attened condition;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate successive steps in applying the hanger to a necktie, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

The necktie hanger provided by this invention com prises -a generally rectangular sheet 2 of cardboard or similar thin, semi-rigid material, this sheet being generally bounded by the parallel upper and lower edges 4, 6 and the parallel side edges 8, l0. One corner of this sheet is cut out and this cutout part is defined by edge i2, which is parallel to the edges 4, 6 and edge 14 which is parallel to the side edges 8, 10. The edges 12, 14 which define the cut-out corner lie at substantially right angles to each other and the edge 12 is closer to upper edge 4 than to lower edge 6, while edge 14 is closer to side edge 8 than to side edge 10. A fold line 16 is formed in the blank parallel to the side edges 8, 10 and in continuation of the edge 14 of the corner cut-out portion. Fold line 16 is therefore closer to side edge 8 than to side edge El0 and the distance between side edge 8 and fold line 16 is approximately one-third the width of the blank between side edgec 8 and 10. A second fold line`l8 is formed in the blank and is parallel and approximately mid-way between fold line 16 and side edge 10 and extends entirely between the upper and lower edges 4, 6. It will be seen that the fold lines 16, 18 divide the blank into three panels A, B, C. Panels A and C are the out- Mice 2 side panels, panel A being under the corner cut-out part and the three panels being of substantially equal width.

Panel A has formed therein a hook 20 which is separated from the main body of the panel by a cut line 22. The base of the hook is on fold line 16 while the hook portion extends downwardly toward the lower edge 6,

as shown at 24. The panel C has an arcuate cut 30 formed therein which is so positioned that when the panels A and C are folded toward each other about fold lines 16, 118 the hook part 24 of the hook 20 may be passed through the cut 30 in order to securely hold the panels in folded positions. The panels B and C have formed therein an elongated opening indicated generally at 40 which extends in general parallelism to the upper edge 4 and is adjacent that edge, which is the upper edge when the hanger is in use. This opening is disposed equidistantly on the two sides of fold line 18 and is of substantial vertical width and has an upwardly extending open part 42 at each end thereof. As illustrated in the drawings, the various comers of the blank may be cut off along angular lines in order to improve the ornamental appearance of the hanger, if this is desired.

In the use of a hanger according to the invention, it is applied to a necktie in the manner illustrated in sequence in Figs. 2 to 4 of the drawings. Panel A is first partially folded about fold line 16, toward panel B without folding the hook part 20, which may be left substantially in the same plane as the panels B and C. A necktie D which has been folded about a line between its ends, as shown at 50, is now draped over the upper edge 1'2 of the panel A, the hook part 20 being still held out and away from the panel A and away from the necktie. Panel A, with the necktie draped over it, is now folded toward panel B about fold line 16 until one depending part of the necktie engages panel B, it being particularly observed here that panel A is positioned between the two depending parts of the necktie, this position and condition of the parts being illustrated in Fig. 3. Panel C is now folded about fold line 18 toward panel B, thus covering both parts of the necktie. The hook 20 is now folded about fold line 16 into engagement with the outer face of panel C and the hook part 24 thereof is inserted within the arcuate cut 30, thereby securely holding the panel C in face-to-face engagement with one part of the necktie, securely holding together all parts of the hanger and attaching the hanger to the necktie. When panel C is folded about fold line 18 toward panel B the opening 40 is also folded about fold line 18 and in the final positions of the parts the two halves of this opening overlie each other to form an open-ended recess adjacent the upper part of the folded hanger and above the folded upper end of the necktie, providing means for supporting the hanger on a rack or other device.

lt will be seen that in the final positions of the parts the upper end of the folded necktie will be entirely enclosed within the folded hanger with the fold of the necktie supported by upper edge 12 of panel A, and the two depending parts of the necktie being positioned, respectively, between vthe panels A and B and the panels A and C. The side of the folded hanger on which the hook is visible may be positioned to the rear, while any advertising trademark or other wording may be placed on the other side of the folded hanger, which will be the outer surface of panel B.

While I have described and illustrated one form which my invention may take it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments, as well as modifications of that disclosed, may be made and practiced without departing in any way from the spirit or scope of the invention, for the limits of which reference may be made to the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A necktie hanger comprising a body of sheet material of generally rectangular shape having one of its upper corners cut out, the cut-out being defined by two edges which are substantially at right angles to each other and one of which is closer to the upper edge of the sheet than to the lower edge while the second is spaced approximately one-third the distance from one side edge of the sheet toward the other, said sheet having two fold lines therein dividing the sheet into three panels of substantially equal width, the rst of which fold lines is the prolongation of said second edge of the corner cut-out part, one of the outside panels of said three panels having a hook formed therein deiined by a cut line and by part of said rst fold line, the other outside panel having a cut line therein to receive said hook, and one of said outside panels and the central panel having an opening therein which is parallel to and adjacent the upper edge oi the sheet and extends substantially equi-distantly on both sides of the second fold line which lies between said panels to provide an open-ended recess when the hanger is completely folded about a necktie.

References Cited in the ile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,264,957 Shafarman Dec. 2, 1941 .2,690,566 Anderson Oct. 5, 1954 2,855,649 Kanter Oct. 14, 1958 

